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JUMPED INTO THE CANAL.
Girl Tries to Drown Herself Because Her
lover Wouldn't Call Oil Her.

Miss Bette Gibbs is an orphan colored girl
sixteen years DID, who has been making her
home with her sister, Mrs. Ad lie Dry No 2S1
North Missouri street. For several months she
has been receiving attentions from Charles
Spruce, young man OF the neichborhood Last
Sunday night she and Spruce had a quarrel, and
he told her he would never cali on her again.
She told him if he did not she would drown her
self in the canal, which ran in front of her SIS
ters door Spruce didn't return, and the girl,
yesterday afternoon. decided to carry out her
threat She dressed herself in her best clothes and
while Mrs Dry was ironing in the kitchen she
went out the front way. She called at the door
of Mrs Miller's residence adjoining that of her
sister and requested Mrs. Miller to tell ner sis
ter goodbye She then walked to the bank
OF the canal and plunged in head first. Mrs.
Miller suspected what the girl intended to do,
and saw her jump into the water She, with
Ed Allen and one or two other persons. ran tc
the girls assistance, and. with the aid of a pose
rescued her before she was near perishing
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OF the second strain. Tom, to the delight and
wonder of the audience simultaneously played
Fishers Hornpipe" with his right hand,
Yankee Doodle" with his left and sung Tramp.
Tramp, tho Boys are Marching"
NOTES
The Virginia avenue Rink will be open again
on Saturday evening" and a good time is prom
ised. The occasion will be a benefit to Mr.. C.
ID: Hoyl, late manager of the rink.
Each person attending the performance at
English's Opera house. tonight, will receive
Life and History of Corinne," illustrated. con-
tnnlnP pictures of Cornne and Jennie kimball,
her mother, with sheet of music
The Quintet Club, of Boston, a we'll known
musical organization. will give a concert, This
evening. at Plymouth Church, under the au-
spices of the Ladies' Matinee Musicale. The
programme for the occasion embraces variety
of music that promises entertaining evening
70 those who attend.
There will be three more performances of
Arcadia by the Cornne Opera Company at
Englishs. tonight. to morrow afternoon and to-
morrow night. 1t is entertaining and we'll pre-
sented. AT the Museum the Sisson & Cav
thorne company are filing the house az every
performance, with Little Nugget" and it vii.
run the rest of the week.
Mr.. James ONeill's brief engagement begins
at the Grand Opera-house tonight. when he
will appear in the picturesque and interesting
drama, Monte Cristo," which has been often
seen and we'll liked here. Mr.. O'Nel, who is
conceded to be the best melodramatic actor in
America, has a strong supporting company. and
will give the play an elaborate production. with
special scenery throughout. The attraction is
one OF recognized excellence, and doubtless will
meet with liberal patronage.
The advance sale of seats for the eneagem en-,
OF the famous Duff Opera Company. at the
Grand the first part of next week. will begin al
the box of the theater this morning and
| there promises to be lively demand, the or
ganiZation is conceded to be the strongest and
most talented before the public Zelda Seguin
=! Wallace, Lillian Russell. Verona Jarbeau, j. H.
| Ryley, FL. S. billiard. John e. Nash and other
wesl-known comic-opera artists are with the
| company, which includes sixty people in all.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
BLIND TOMS CONCERT.

Blind Tom, the piano phenomenon, gave con-
cert last night at Tomlnson Hall, to an audience
that would have been large in any concert-room
in this city. Every one was amused. and the
entertainment was thoroughly enjoyable. It
was full of novelties. including Toms ridiculous
antics, now somewhat tempered by age Toms
spelling quite convulsed the audience His imi-
taton of music-box, given upon the piano
was as amusing as it was wonderful To illus
trate his musical memory, Mr.. Charles Hensen.
of the Institute for the Blind, played upon the
piano one of his own COMPOSITIONS. Tom immed-
ately took his place at the piano and reproduced
the music. which he had never before heard, and
without single note awry omitted. Mr.
Henson then gave another of his own compost
tons and Blind Tom, seated beside him. played
the accompaniment. Changing places to show
that the colored prodigy had learned the compo-
sltion while playing the accompaniment, Mr..
Henson played the accom- paniment while Tom
played the composition. He played it perfectly,
while Mr.. Hensen doubtless somewhat dazed
by the novelty, forgot little in the modulation
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der advisement until this morning Fred Zdprs
barkeeper at the Circle House saloon, was tried
for selling after II o'clock, but the Mayor with
held his decision Until this morning.
THE ottNNfNdHAM WILL CASE.
The suit of Ellen Cunningham to set aside the
will of her husband, Cornelius Cunningham, is
attracting considerable attention in the Circuit
Court W. F. A. Bernhamer, who drew up the
instrument, is attempting to prove that he did
it according to the desires of the deceased, but
the plaintiff is producing strong evidence that
MIR. Cunningham had no intention of emitting
the name of his widow from the will
FINED FOR GAMBLING.
The spectacle of eleven gamblers before the
Mayor yesterday morning indicated that the
policemen understood what the new superin-
tendent's order regarding the gamesters meant.
The defendants were. with one or two excep-
TONS boys of good families, and for that reason
the fines were made light. Henry Seaton, the
proprietor of the den over No. 1872 Indiana ave-
nue., was fined $25 and costs, and the ten players
were fined S. and costs EACH
SHOOTER ON TRIAL.
The preliminary examination of Thomas
Lewis, for the shooting of Thomas Graves. at
the Grand Hotel ten days ago, was concluded
last evening before Mayor Denny Quite num-
Der of the hotel d;ning-room employees testified
that the shooting was in selfdefense but some
of Graves's friends were inclined to believe that
Lewis was the aggressor. the Mayor will not
render his decision until after court this mort
ing Graves is still suffering considerably from
his wound, but is out of danger
TROUBLE BETWEEN NEWSPAPER PARTNERS.
| William r. Lowry. the senior partner of the
| firm publishing the Saturday Herald. has filed a
| petition asking the appointment of receiver
| for the paper. He alleges that Max Hyman was
employed as an advertising solicitor, and that he
recently collected over 81, 600 worth of advertis
ing He has failed to turn the money over tc
the firm and, the complaint alleges. has been
encouraged in his actions by Ben Lyman, the
| junior partner in the publication of the paper
| The petition states that there are numerous
bills against the paper unpaid, on which suit is
| threatened. and that the liabilities are greater
| than the assets.
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CITY MATTERS in GENERAL u /
To-Day,s Doinga.

STATE CONVENTION OF Y. NJ. G. A.. Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church, morning, afternoon and even;
ing
MEETING OF BASEBALL STOCKHOLDERS
Denison House, 73O o'clock P. Me-
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF BUILDERS EX-
CHANGE at Exchange headquarters, 7:3O o'clock
p. NJ.
EVOLUTIONARY RECITAL by pupils of Training
School Of Expression, Secret League Hall, When
Block o'clock P. NJ
SOCIAL AND LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT
nerid:an-street NJ. E. Church evening.
CELEBRATION OF ROBERT EMlETS ANN
VERSARY, Masonic Hall. evening.
SPECIAL MISSIONARY SERVICE Christ -Episco-
pal Church, evening.
CONCERT BY THE QUINTET CLUB, of Boston,
Plymouth Church. evening
CONCERTS BY BLIND TOM. Tomlinson Hall, after
noon and evening.
GRAND OPERAHOUSE James ONein, Monte
Cristo " evening.
ENGLISHS OPERA HOUSE-Corinne Opera Com
pany in Arcadia evening.
THE MUSEUM-'Little Nugget" afternoon and
evening.
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Items from the Courts.

ADMINISTERING UPON MISSING MANS ESTATE.
Six years ago August Schroeder disappeared
from his home in this city. and has never been
heard Of He left small estate, and, in accord
ance with the law, which requires that after five
years absence a mans estate must be admins
tered upon, his brother. Ferdinand Schroeder.
was yesterday appointed administrator Of the
absentee
TRIAL OF LIQUOR LAW vtoLAToRs.
Frank Ward yesterday pleaded guilty to sell
ing liquor on Sunday. and was fined $l5 and
costs by the Mayor There was much interest
manifested in the trial of Frank Gistler, who
was arrested last Sunday night for selling beer
at Swiss society entertainment. The defense
was that the police have no right to interfere
with the selling of intoxicants at n society enter
tainment when those present are there by invi-
tation. Superintendent Travis claims that the
law gives him power to govern such places, and
he says he will do it. After hearing the evidence
Nd Argument, Mayor Denny took the case IN
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To the Editor ~ the indianapolis journal:
Among the graduates of the Medical College
of Indiana appears the name of one who was an
attendant and night nurse at the Insane Hos
pital. Sufficient notice of this graduate has
not been given She has been an emplove Of the
State Asylum since 1877, and as an expert, in
arm twisting, broomstick breaking. gasstck
pummeling of the heads of her unfortunate pa
tents, she has no superior. When does this
doctor" take her position as assistant physician
in the asyluml
ItDIANAPoLiS March l. 1897.
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DoN'T!-If a dealer offers you bottle of Sal
walton on without labels or wrappers. or in a
mutilated or defaced package, don't touch it
don't buy it at any price; you can rest assured
that there is something wrong-it may be a dan
gerous and worthless counterfeit. Insist upon
getting perfect, unbroken, genuine package.
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Superior Court.

Room l-Hon. Napoleon b. Taylor. Judge.
The Kimberlin Manufacturing Company vs.
James s. Schoonover ct al; title to patent
judgment for plaintiff.
Frederick Rand ct al VS.. Omer B. Boordman
at al; on bond Dismissed.
Samuel c. Emley ct al va William g. Was
son; finding Oh intervening petition for So, 56502
Room 2-Hon d. W. Howe Judge.
Fannie Clark va John Clark divorce. Granted
plaintiff on ground Of abandonment
Room 3-non. Lewis q. Walker, Judge.
AIinna I. Thurman ct al. vs.. August Sommers;
suit to redeem real estate. Judgment for de-
gendanr.
NEW SUITS.
Emily j. Grove vs. Edgar A. Brown, admins.
'rator OF Henry j. Groves estate; petition for
s:aftitiop.
Albert w. johnson VS.. Thomas j. Howard suit
70 quiet title.
james r, Brown vs. Jacob r. Raynor suit for
foreclosure of mortgage. Demand 81, 500.
William Lowry We. Benjamin LYMAN and
Max Hyman; application for receiver
Samuel II. Collins Arthur ID. F. Jaillet
suit TO foreclose mortgage Demand $3.50.
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PRICES ALWAYS IN PLAIN FIGURES.
PETTIS, BASSETT & co.
THE RECORD OF THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.

Hon. Walter Q. Gresham. Judge.
James p. Catch va. Walter Fitch ct al; to
foreelose mortgage. Demurrer filed by Catch to
cross bill of T. w. Sunman.
The Woonsocket Rubber Company ct al. vs.
James B. Faey ct al. receivership Dumurrer
fled to complainants bill.
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Builders Eardwar

To builders or those who contemplate building
we advise visit to our store and examination of
our goods and prices before buying. We can do
you good in that line. You want to see
the full size model Of Hills sliding inside blinds.
and you will take them in preference to the old
style every time. HnDEBRAND & FUGATE.
50 South Meridian street.
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SPRING style hats at Seaton's hat store, %
North Pennsylvania street
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THE best patterns Of folding beds at Wan. L..
EAdeRx
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Circuit Court.

hon. A. G. Ayres Judge.
Ellen Cunningham ct al. VS.. Cornelius Cum
niagham ct al; suit to set aside will. On trial
by Jury.
NEW SUIT.
Robert Gordon ct al. VS.. Terry. Carter Cook
& Co.; suit on account Demand, $l00
CALL OF DOCKET.
Judge Ayres will call the docket in the Circuit
Court on next Monday morning.
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The large annual exhibition Of paintings will
be in Masonic Hall. 1t will begin April IL and
end April 80.
A general meeting of the members of the
Builders Exchange has been called for this even
ing. The most important business to come be-
fore the meeting will be tie election Of presi-
dent.
The following persons were licensed to marry,
yesterday: Ernest Schmidt and Florentine Han
chett John Martin and Catharne Brown, Sam
uel p. Williams and Laura Kimber, Chas Rein
ert and Mollie Long.
Sibyl Pacama. who is wanted in johnson
county fer selling liquor without license, was
arrested by the police last evening. Pacama is
peddler of this city, who goes through John
son county every week, and it appears that he
has been furnishing good many Of his custo-
mers with whisky
The etching of "Cbrist Before Plate the
great painting of Michael De Munkacsy, now on
exhibition in one of the rooms of the Model
clothing store. attracts many visitors. The
etching Is 2lx3l inches, and WAS executed by the
celebrated engraver, Charles Waltner, who has
succeeded in giving a fine expression OF the
great $780, 900 original.
John Dickson and Thomas Smith each own
and operate barber-shop on Blake street. Yes
day Smith missed from his shop seven towels, a
pair of hair clippers, and four bottles of face
powder. Dickson had been around the shop
during the day. and Smith swore ont a warrant
charging him with having appropriated the arti-
cles, and had him arrested last night Dickson
denies the charge
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der Amusement until this morning Fred ZIpfs
barkeeper at the Circle House saloon, was tried
for selling after II o'clock, but the Mayor with
held his decision Until this morning.
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WHY NOT HANG WOMEN

On Monday Mrs. Druse paid the penalty
the law affixes to the crime of murder.
There was strong effort made to obtain
the cIemency of the Governor in her be-
half, but he permitted the sentence of the
court to be carried out. There has been
a great deal of sentimentality wasted on
criminals of both sexes which might have
been reserved for more worthy objects.
The weakest of all pleas in behalf of 3
condemned person is sex. Admitting
the justice of capital punishment, there
can be no reason why woman should be
exempt from this penalty of violated law,
which would not apply in any case. The
world expects, and justly, that women
should be the great eleyating moral lever
in the social world. When, therefore,
she fails to appreciate this responsibility
and falls, the moral effect is more ap-
parent. Therefore, to exempt her from
the penalty of crime is to lend encourage
ment to its preparation where the intiu
ence for evil will be most widely dissent
mated. If it be the object Of capital
punishment to impress upon the mind
Of people the enormity Of certain
crimes by affixing the death penalty, this
object is defeated when the criminal
once fairly tried escapes the sentence
pronounced. II woman holds in the
worlds estimation the high place claimed,
it is necessary for the stability of the
social fabric that when she falls the
penalty be exsctsd to the uttermost. No
circumstances regarded in the light Of
sex should have weight in determining
the execution of the sentence. When a
wife and mother is so oblivious of the
duties of that position IS to commit the
horrible crime which brought Mrs. Druse
to the gallows, nothing short of proved
insanity could justify al interference on
the part of the Governor. All arguments
iustifying capital punishment are in full
force in q case like hers, and the feet that
she was a woman only adds weight to
them, AID warrants the execution of a
murderess
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CATTLEMEN's CONVENTION.
Fort Worth Getting Il ady for The Mee,iDl

Fort Worth Getting K ady for The Me citing
OF tic Northwest Asso citation.
There WIS g meeting Of resident stock
men ard citizens at tie Office OF Jno. 5.
Andrews & CO. yesterday afternoon to
arrange for the Northwest Texas Cattle
mems Association which meets in Fort
Worth on the 8th prox. Col. A. NJ. Brit
ton was called to the chsir and T. T. ID.
Andrews appointed secretary. The fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS AND FL
NANCE.
Il. Z. Maddox. A. S. Nicholson, a. NJ.
Britton and I. I. ID. Andrews.
COMMITTEE on RECEPTION.
Captain GodwyD, +. B. Harold, Cap
tain Ikard, Captain NJ. B. Lloyd, Colonel
W. c. Young, J. c. Richardson, A. j.
Nicholson, John :. Andrews, J. B. Bur-
nett, T. T. d. Andrews, E. c Sugg, S. P.
Cunningham, Captain J. D. Reed, Thomas
Word, w. W. Tuttle, Sam Glasgow, r. C.
Shoemaker, Thomas Montgomery, C. B.
Daggett, John Shelton, ". A. Garner, r.
L. Maddox, d. W. GodwyD, A. NJ, Brit
ton, W. T. Sommerville. Colonel Talbot, D.
BoaZ, T. C. Andrews, Isaac Dahlman, S.
W. LomaX, TObe johnson, Lee York, A.
+. Truitt, p. II. Hall, James Polk, and J.
w. Zook.
1t was moved that the proceedings of
the meeting be published in HE GA
zETTE, Live Stock Journal, Evening Mail,
end an other papers triendly:to the cause.
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FROM ANY SOURCE

THE GAZETTE will receive and &C
knowledge donations from any source for
the drouth sufferers. If funds are not
Being raised in other towns where there
are parties who desire to help these pee
pie buy seed, THE GAZETTE will be
pleased to add such contributions to its
list. THE GAZETTE is informed that oats
may be sown as late SIS March 10, and as
rapidly as funds accumulate from these
donations to buy seed the purchase will
be made. Without aid to procure seed
for planting these people will be as help
less in the future as they are now. Il is
cause that appeals 10 the generosity of
all who are able to assist, and THE GA
zETTE will take pleasure in acknowledge
ing ali donations.
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IN ANSWER to another inquiry, THE GA
zETTE again gives the new order of presi-
dental succession. In case of the Presi-
dents death the Secretary of State would
succeed; Gext the Secretary of the Treas,
ury; next the Secretary of War; next the
Attorney General; next the Postmaster
General; next Secretary of the Navy;
last Secretary of the Interior. If Mr..
Cleveland should die in office Mr.. Bayard
would be President.
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NOT POLITICAL CONTEST.

DR.. Carroll's call for non politiCal
state convention of Prohibltionists at
Waco the l5th inst. is the first move on
the Prohibition side, preparatory to the
grand contest that is to be decided in
August. Those who have read the call
cannot fail to note that it is very care
fully worded. DR.. Carroll is careful to
lay stress on the non-political character
that is desired for the gathering, which,
of course, is an index of the character he
desires to give to the movement-a de-
sire to draw recruits from every quarter
to the Prohibition banner. This is q
polite move, but it is also COM
mendeble and its spirit deserves
to be emulated by those who will
oppose the prohibitory amendment.
The question at issue is in no wise
political in the literal sense of that term.
II is purely moral question and an eco
nomic one. A mans standing as Dem
ocrat or Republican is not to be meas
ured Dy his views ana action regarding
prohibition. The Galveston convention
spoke clearly and unequivocally on that
point, and Democratic Legislature has
supplemented the action of the conven-
ton. 1t is in order to discuss whether
prohibition will or will not prohibit, and
that is question of morals; it is equally
in order to discuss whether the state can
or cannot afford 10 run the risk of losing
the revenue that accrues every year from
the liquor licenses, and that is an econom-
ic question-and on those two PROPOSE
tons the battle should be waged. THE
GAZETTE deems it proper to say this much
in advance, before the fight opens, that
Anti-P rohibitionist can well afford and
indeed must meet DR.. Carroll and his
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friends on the proposition that this is 10
be an essentially non-political contest.
TARRAYTS SCHOOL LANDS.

Now while there is demand for Texas
land, it would seem to THE GAZETTE to
be good policy to put the Tarrant county
school lands on the market at such prices
and on such terms as would facilitate
their sale. If this county desires to sell
its lands it cannot expect 10 do so by
asking 81 or So an acre, when the state
and private holders are Offering millions
of acres of just rs good lands at 81 and
81 an acre. If these lands could be
sold at 81 even, on twenty or thirty
years time at per cent, the
school children of the present
day would receive the benefit of IS cents
an scre paid annually in interest, and
THE GAZETTE believes that some concern
should be given to people now on earth.
If these lands could be sold at the price
named and the interest utilized for twenty
or thirty years more good would result
than if no benefit were conferred by the
lands at all until they could be sold at So
an acre. The higher the qualifications of
the parents of enc generation or the more
generally difused the education among
them, the more rapid will be
the advancement OF those who come
sitter them. Tarrant cannot expect to
sell lands at S. while people can buy the
same lands at 81 and 81 an acre aud the
people who live now on theessrth are en-
titled to some consideration.
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THAT the disturbances created by an
earthquake in Italy should be accurately
recorded by scientific instrument at
Washington is one of the feats Of science
in the nineteenth century The seismo-
scope in the United States Signal Office
recorded accurately 1850 as the time at
which the shock affected this instrumen.
from the earthquake in France and Itaiy
on February %. Five hundred miles an
hour is rapid travelling, but this is esti-
mated to be the velocity of the transmits
sion. If science will take step farther
and give the inhabitants of the seismic
ares timely warning of the approach of
this disturbing agency there will be an
Taded luster to achievements in that field.
The warning must be of necessity timely,
as thirty miles an hour is about as fast as
nortals can travel, even with an earth
quake behind them.
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town. Why cannot the Alliance take this
matter in hand? Organized effort could
thus be made and the cause ad-
vanced. The farmer is too much
isolated at best; his calling forces this on
him. With good roads there could be
more intercourse, and with intercourse
comes catholicism of feeling. One object
OF the Alliance is to advance and improve
It's membership, and good roads will IA
cilitate the communion and intercourse
which promote advancement and i'm
provement, to say nothing of the material
interests subserved by psssable outlets to
market
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MACON, GA, Feb. PA terrible cy
clone struck Galonton, Ga, yesterday
afternoon. The academy was blown
down from its foundations and wrecked.
Many houses were badly damaged. A
blacksmith was killed by his shop falling
on him. Several Others we're hurt, some
seriOuslY